Ann John

Professor Ann John holds a personal chair in Public Health and Psychiatry. She is a clinical academic with a background in public health and general practice. Her research focuses on suicide and self-harm prevention and children and young peoples' mental health. She is PI
and Co-Director of DATAMIND and Director of the National Centre for Suicide Prevention and Self-harm Research (the independant advisory body to Welsh Government for the Wales Suicide Prevention Strategy).

She is passionate about the translation of research into policyand practice. Ann chaired the Committee which produced the BSI Suicide Prevention in the Workplace standard (BS30480). Ann is a trustee of MQ and the Youth Endowment Fund. She chairs the Royal Foundation National Suicide Prevention Network. Ann has led and been involved in the development of several government and NHS-commissioned reports, policy documents and community resources.

Ann has advised on a number of media storylines including Coronation Street and This is Going to Hurt and works with Samaritans Media Advisory Service on responsible reporting of suicide. She is currently Vice President of the International Association of Suicide Prevention.